The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns. The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.

Democratic education is possible. Media literacy and critical thinking is essential part of it. But the approach must be multifaceted, experiential, and integrated throughout the curriculum. We need better research & emancipatory vision, from Finland and others scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmborj/vol29...

Finally finished The Three-Body Problem, which I (eventually) loved, so I picked up the first chapter of The Dark Forest and - you know, actually, I think I’ll go to sleep instead

In the next 48hrs I have 29 finals to grade, 30 finals drafts to provide feedback on, 29 dispositions rubrics to complete, grade entry, and (bonus) I'm getting observed tomorrow (on the 2nd to last day of my in person class). Lol.

December 4 at 10am @ UMich and on Zoom, I'll be talking about the labor & environmental impacts of AI in historical context. Computing's long history of automation & pollution reframes how we understand capitalism in the digital age. Register for free: sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/...

"These...sheets may provide false hope & result in feelings of discouragement when this intervention fails to deliver the promised results." Why colored overlays don't work for dyslexia.

Cool!

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) turns 50 today. I fear it could be the last year the law is intact. It was never fully funded by any administration, nor is it a perfect solution for inclusion. But its existence has been a vital path to education access. We must protect it.

🚨 SynthNet is out 🚨 Researchers propose new constructs and measures faster than anyone can track. We (@anniria.bsky.social @ruben.the100.ci) built a search engine to check what already exists and help identify redundancies; indexing 74,000 scales from ~31,500 instruments in APA PsycTests. 🧵1/3

Had a blast with my doc program besties in Portugal at ABAI. We had a lot of fun modeling culturally responsive, data driven collaboration across special ed, gen ed, SLP, & BCBA using a student case study!

A new paper argues that current generative AI tools offer little benefit for genuine learning unless students already have substantial prior knowledge. genAI gives probabilistic summaries, not the kind of support that builds expertise.

New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like: “The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.” “I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”

New research supporting the radical proposition that trying to learn something works better than not trying. theconversation.com/learning-wit...

Nothing like a deadline for something I don't want to work on to get me to do every other task on my list

Hey everyone, OpenAI is launching "ChatGPT for Teachers" today. Do they remain committed to promoting a pedagogical vision that is at odds with our best understanding of how kids learn? But of course! ("Learning styles" is not a thing, I promise you)

Sunrise to sunset work hours this week

🎊 Calling folks who write, implement, or train others to develop BIPs! In this paper, practical questions and strategies will help you consider a variety of variables to adjust when your planned reinforcers aren't reliably shaping behavior. #behavior #intervenion doi.org/10.1177/1053...

The average data center currently uses the same energy as about 100,000 homes; the largest one under construction at the moment is expected to use the energy of 2 million homes.

This is *really* fucked up.

Reporting from @zachschermele.bsky.social at USA Today with more details ⬇️ www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

I’m naming this a Type 3 error.

Moment of appreciation for @gitkraken.com being a delightful pun, using an excellent color scheme, and adding needed cuteness to my desktop rn. Thanks @saratessa.bsky.social for introducing this to me and teaching me how to use it 😊

For context, 87% of school-aged kids are enrolled in public schools in the US.* (* a statistic we only know because of work the US Dept of ED used to do to collect vital data on our nation's schools)

Teaching a math methods class and have discovered a new AI red flag: IEP goals related to rational numbers all include "sports stats or shopping discounts" 🙃

25 assignments remain, two productive meetings were had, several emails and random tasks were completed, one conference proposal was turned in. Fin.

I have 97 assignments to grade in Canvas, two meetings, and one million other things to catch up on today. Will report back. Happy Friday.

I was featured in a teaching spotlight for our faculty development center this week :) www.emich.edu/facdev/teach...

Didn't take many pictures in Minneapolis but the jack-o'-lantern spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo was an excellent (spectacular) conference side quest.

In Minnesota for some IRL #SCRDchat 😎

this exists it is called thinking

Proud of my friend Seulbi Lee for taking this project, conceptualized during our meta-analysis methods course at UO, and getting it out into the world! Check it out in JADD! doi.org/10.1007/s108...

Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13

why is research gate emailing me about getting a green card

RFK Jr has promised to release a report on the causes of autism in September. To prepare, it's a good idea to make sure we know what the common types of observational research biases are. First up: confounding by indication. Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...

No one would be confused about what is happening here if they saw it in another country.

Anyone have any favorite resources or papers about the inclusion of students with disabilities in secondary #science classes? #specialeducation #edusky

Occasionally I do a peer review and when the decision letter is sent to authors, I see that the other reviews are 1-2 sentences that basically say "good job" (compared to mine which usually have 1-3 constructive suggestions along with some line edits) Reader, am I reviewer 2? Genuinely wondering!

🎉 New article! 🎉 Our latest in @jidr-wiley.bsky.social measures what teachers of students with IDD know about foundational word reading and how that relates to their training and classroom instruction. #OpenAccess version here: doi.org/10.1111/jir.... @kimberlymcfadden.bsky.social

Anyone have any favorite resources or papers about the inclusion of students with disabilities in secondary #science classes? #specialeducation #edusky

12 years ago today setting up my very first classroom, the Salisbury Community School Learning Lab 🥲

⏰Today we launched the new and improved website! src.isr.umich.edu We highlight all the research, teaching, and services we provide for the public interest. Visit our website and find out about the breadth of what is offered at SRC! #LookToMichigan

Teacher Goes With School-Themed Classroom

Findings indicated no significant main effects of grouping. However... heterogeneous groups benefited students with higher English language skills, whereas homogeneous groups benefited students with lower English skills. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Well, this is a big deal in my neck of the woods. If you typically applied to NSF EDU AISL, CSforAll, DRK-12, TD, or CORE, this is your new opportunity. Proposals accepted at any time. Expected awards up to $750k for up to 3 years. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NEW: We conducted a survey of all school leaders in Michigan in 2024-25 about their attendance strategies. Our report offers the most comprehensive evidence thus far of what schools are actively doing to reduce chronic absenteeism. @sarahlenhoff.bsky.social detroitpeer.org/wp-content/u...

I just finished listening to the Emily Wilson translation of The Odyssey (narrated by Claire Danes). There's something funny about reading Storygraph reviews of Homer

I'm not an expert in data management however I do gently try to lead everyone I work with away from color coding 😁

I'm reducing my screentime (changing criterion design?) and it's proving relatively easy because when I open social media I see (among all the worse things) that there's an EO about woke AI. That's enough for me!